Warbler said:
While I do really love this forum, there are aspects that I can't stand. One of them is that is seems that whenever something happens that I like/cherish/care about/think is good/ think is important, someone here as got to find a reason to piss on it. It is like some are not happy until they can find a reason to piss on some else's parade. People here have pissed on My Country, the Constitution, my religion, now the Olympics, Christmas and the rest of the holidays, 911 tributes, various things and traditions and what not. Heck, I remember I created an "r.i.p." thread for Rosa Parks when she died and people had to come in there and piss on her. I've really had enough of it.
*pisses on everyone that have pissed on the things I mentioned*
Why don't you tell us how you really feel?
;)
Dude, relax. For everything you love, there will be plenty those who find it equally distasteful. Why should this bother you so much? Zombie made some good points on the Olympics thing. You could either make some great rebuttals about why the Olympics are so admirable and uplifting regardless of the things he said, disprove the things he said, or just write it off and someone elses opinion, disagree with it, and move on uneffected.
I too think the Olympics are pointless nationalistic BS. But why should that ruin your enjoyment of them any? Who cares what I think about them. It seems like anytime someone questions these great or sacred things you feel are beyond any criticism, you feel like you need to defend their honor. America is a great country, but there are other countries out there that are pretty damn awesome. Stands to reason that some people might not think America is the end all be all of countries. Same thing for holidays, not everyone is obligated to love commercialized, Christianized, and Americanized old pagan holidays. And so on. Maybe they are not trying to piss on your parade just to make you mad. Maybe they are just sharing their personal perspectives. Personally, I like seeing the other side of the coin. If I have something I love and discover someone else hates it, I like hearing and trying to understand why, if it sparks a debate, maybe that is a good opportunity for me to take a half hour or so to do some brief reading and educate myself so I can better defend these things I love. Shoving my fingers in my ears and shouting, "lalalalalalalalalala" isn't going to benefit me any, and it isn't going to convince any neutral observers who may potentially be swayed one way or the other on the subject.